News

Tecno Group has undergone a controlled receivership at the instigation of its bankers.

Polestar and Cooper Clegg are set to benefit from the forthcoming battle for the mens weekly market between publishers Emap and IPC Media.

Agfa has made a surprise re-entry into the digital printing market with the acquisition of industrial ink-jet press developer Dotrix.

Wyndeham is streamlining the management of its commercial and magazine web offset businesses, Heron and Impact.

Fulmars shares lost almost 10% of their value after the firm issued a profit warning on Friday (2 January).

High street franchise chain Printing.com has announced that its monthly retail sales to 7 December 2003 broke the 1m barrier for the first time in the companys history.

Pindar-sponsored yachtswoman Emma Richards has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List.

BemroseBooth has been acquired by American papermaker Appleton in a 34m deal.

M-real has issued a profits warning ahead of the posting of its fourth quarter results, as the group said it expected its results for 2003 to be negative.

Cranfield Colours Printing Inks and Bristols University of the West of England (UWE) have won a DTI sponsored award for their work in increasing knowledge between the academic and business worlds.

Polestars new greenfield gravure project will be headed by Chromoworks managing director Mike Young.

TypeMaker has adopted the Colour Confidence name for all its colour management activities.

Independent News & Media has announced 564 redundancies, which it hopes will save it 13.2m (euro18.9m) annually.

Despite posting an operating loss of 1.8m - the third consecutive year in the red - Cradley Group chairman John Wheatley said he was confident the business was turning the corner.

MAN Roland has left the toner-based digital print market with the end of its deal to sell the Xeikon made DICOpress and DICOpack machines.